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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grays Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grays Level and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Grays Level:
- 39.262606, -76.785806
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Grays Level
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Grays Level is near Howard County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Grays Level
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays Level ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bonnie Brae
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Chapelview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Chestnut Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Frederick Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gray is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Harristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Howard Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Thistle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thistle is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Timber Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
- Timber Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Toll House
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Toll House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
- Wheatfield Way
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
How Far From Grays Level to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grays Level to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grays Level and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grays Level to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Level) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Grays Level to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grays Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2626, Longitude: -76.7858 In this case, the coordinates for Grays Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.717 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.299 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.466 degrees. |
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